NY ranks third in energy efficiency in annual scorecard

New York state ranks third behind Massachusetts and California in energy efficiency in an annual scorecard released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

Massachusetts was at the top for the second year in a row. This is the sixth year that the scorecard has been published. California was the top-rated state until Massachusetts took the top spot in 2011.

New York is listed among a group of eight states, including Massachusetts and Vermont, that have aggressive energy efficiency targets driving their conservation policies.

Based in Washington, D.C., the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy says the findings show that energy efficiency efforts are largely bipartisan.